India’s southwest monsoon wind speeds rebound from last year’s lows: Report

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India’s southwest monsoon winds this year were far more favourable for wind energy production than the low speeds recorded last year, according to a recent study.

ArcVera Renewables, a US-based renewable energy consultancy, has recently published the July 2021 India Wind Anomaly Map which showed that Gujarat-based wind farms experienced a turnaround and other wind-producing states experienced much better winds in July 2021.

The firm has recognised the statistical anomaly represented by the 2020 southwest monsoon season in a series of analyses and research studies internally and for proprietary purposes.

The analysis showed wind speeds recovered substantially in July 2021 and were above average in some cases. The following July 2020 and July 2021 anomaly map shows the improvement in July 2021 (right side) compared to July 2020 (left side):

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ET Energy World
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